Wade, a certified appraiser, and founder of the Atlanta Institute of Real Estate, has been associated with real estate education since 1972. He is the author of several real estate texts and has served on the continuing education faculties of four Georgia universities. Wade was a faculty member of the Georgia REALTOR® Institute (GRI) for many years, and was selected as the 2004 Instructor of the Year by Georgia Association of REALTORS® Partners in Education program. He is currently a faculty member of the South Carolina REALTOR® Institute (GRI). His textbook, Real Estate Fundamentals, is utilized by real estate schools throughout the country. Wade was recently designated a Certified Instructor of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). This prestigious designation is issued by the Appraiser Qualifications Board of the Appraisal Foundation in Washington, DC. Wade and his family live in Peachtree City, Georgia. There he operates Gaddy & Company, LLC Appraisal, a residential appraisal company, while maintaining a busy schedule teaching real estate and real estate appraisal courses throughout the southeast.